USTR Makes Minor Changes to Section 301 Exclusions on Gas Engines, Pallet Jacks

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is making minor changes to product exclusions from Section 301 tariffs on products from China. The agency said it is amending an exclusion from List 2 tariffs for certain goods of subheading 8407.90.9010 so that it now refers to “Gas (natural or liquid propane (LP))” engines, instead of “Gasoline or liquid propane (LP)” engines. The change affects U.S. Note 20(o)(14), which provided for this exclusion for entries Aug. 23, 2018, through July 31, 2020, as well as U.S. Note 20(ggg)(4), which provides for the exclusion as extended to Dec. 31, 2020, USTR said in notices released Nov. 17. Subheading 8407.90.9010 covers “Gas (natural or LP) engines,” so the changes appear to align the exclusion with the language in the underlying tariff provision.

Previously, on Nov. 13, USTR published a notice amending an exclusion from List 3 Section 301 tariffs for pallet jacks to account for changes to the underlying the tariff schedule subheading. The exclusion now says covered products are “described in statistical reporting number 8427.90.0000 prior to July 1, 2019; described in statistical reporting number 8427.90.0090 effective July 1, 2019.”